The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 1979
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
9:49 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 701
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.84° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.60° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.